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The project is part of a larger grand casino gulfport hotel urban program aimed at regenerating underprivileged neighborhoods in Northern Paris. The action plan developed in close cooperation between the city, the local associations and the landlord included new and refurbished low-rent housing, as well as studios for artists and musicians.
Three plots entrusted to Moussafir Architects were sited on two narrow parallel streets separated by a long, low-rise housing block; a private garden in its middle grand casino gulfport hotel enabled visual interaction between the two parts of the project. Built on these three plots were nine residences and three artistsʼ studios.
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Perfect alignment with existing buildings and identical façade treatment ensure contextual integration of the project, erasing the difference between the old and the new. Lime stucco echoes the texture of surrounding facades; most window openings have traditional proportions.
Even the shutters are covered with the same kind of stucco, which makes the closed windows almost disappear on the facade. The «commonplace» exterior is balanced by the singularity of living rooms. Each of the three buildings has one apartment per floor; each living room has a double (north-south) aspect.
The staggered arrangement of day and night zones allows for the difference in ceiling heights: 3,40 m for the living room versus 2,60 for the bedroom. Blending the buildingsʼ outer envelopes with the surroundings provides a proper background for highlighting each individual residence with a large bow window in iroko wood that frames the increased height grand casino gulfport hotel of living rooms. The principle equally grand casino gulfport hotel applies to apartments and atéliers, emphasizing the fact that nowadays home and workspace tend to merge.
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